Santa Barbara Education Foundation

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Where public funding falls short, the Santa Barbara Education Foundation seeks to secure private support to ensure excellence and quality in education for all students.

$228K

Awarded in 2026
in Teacher Grants

12,000 Students

in the SB Unified
School District

$1.1 Million

Invested in
Santa Barbara classrooms

By making a donation to the Santa Barbara Education Foundation (SBEF), you are helping to support students and teachers on all campuses in the Santa Barbara School Unified School District – elementary, junior high, and high school.

Playground equipment, library books, science equipment, musical instruments, and teacher grants are just some of the needs that have been supported by SBEF.

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Fiscal Sponsors

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Fiscally Sponsored
Programs

How to Apply

Legacy Society

The Business Investor program allows corporations and local businesses to contribute to our programs. Through this group’s generosity, the Santa Barbara Education Foundation continues to fund, develop, and support programs for all 12,500 students in the Santa Barbara Unified School District.

Leave a Legacy

Giving Opportunities

Businesses as Partners

The Business Investor program allows corporations and local businesses to contribute to our programs. Through this group’s generosity, the Santa Barbara Education Foundation continues to fund, develop, and support programs for all 12,500 students in the Santa Barbara Unified School District.

Business Investor
Program

Participants

The Santa Barbara Education Foundation can easily accept gifts through stock transfers. Please click HERE for information on how to complete your donation. For information on mutual funds and wiring, please contact our Development Department at 805-284-9125.

Your donation is tax-deductible to the extent allowed by the law. Santa Barbara Education Foundation is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization #77-0071544.

Support Public Education

Every gift helps SBEF serve more students, teachers, and schools across Santa Barbara.

“Education opens every door it touches”

 

– COMMUNITY PARTNER

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